Bell YFM-1A Airacuda Handbook of Operations and Flight Instructions Italian luminous hands and 24-hour (military

luminous hands and 24-hour (military time) clock face

The glass and housing are intact

The indicator displayed airspeed from 60-850 knots

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Bell YFM-1A Airacuda Handbook of Operations and Flight Instructions Italian luminous hands and 24-hour (militaryThis is an original 24 page flight manual for the pre war, experimental multi place fighter the YFM 1A Airacuda designed by Bell Aircraft, dated December 1940. The highly unusual design, with its twin pusher engines and forward gunners stationed on the wings in the engine nacelles each operating Colt 37mm automatic cannons, did not see combat despite 13 of the YFM being built for test. More about this aircraft can be read at its Wikipedia entry. A